LL4BVHalf UnitTransnational Environmental Law

This information is for the 2016/17 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Veerle Heyvaert NAB7.06

Availability

This course is available on the MSc in Environmental Policy and Regulation, Master of Laws and Master of Laws (extended part-time study). This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.

This course will be relevant to the following LLM specialisms: European Law, Public International Law, Public Law.

This course is capped at 30 students. Students must apply through Graduate Course Choice on LSE for You.

Course content

The course instructs students on key issues in environmental law and governance beyond the state. Through the study of recent developments in international environmental law, regional law (including EU law) and private environmental regulation, the course investigates how new transnational environmental laws are made, what the role is of science in environmental decision-making and dispute resolution, how transnational environmental law is implemented and enforced, and whether transnational corporations can be held accountable for environmental damage. The questions are illustrated through case studies relating to, among others, climate change, biodiversity protection and chemical risk control.

Teaching

20 hours of seminars in the LT. 2 hours of seminars in the ST.

There will be a reading week in week 6.

Formative coursework

One 2,000 word essay.

Indicative reading

A detailed reading list will be provided for each seminar. The overwhelming majority of readings are electronically available as e-books or in e-journals.Essential reference works include the journal Transnational Environmental Law; Lee, EU Environmental Law, Governance and Decision-Making (2nd ed, Hat, 2014); Sands & Peel, Principles of International Environmental Law (3rd ed, CUP, 2012); Bodansky, The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law (2010, Harvard University Press); Bodansky, Brunnee & Hey, The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law (OUP, 2007); R. Revesz, P. Sands & R. Stewart, Environmental Law, the Economy, and Sustainable Development (CUP, 2000); and the Stern Review Executive Summary (online).